Enterprise management
Declaration on Corporate Governance
Declaration of the Executive Board regarding the Corporate Governance of the Company as defined by § 289 a Para. 1 Commercial Code (HGB):
German Corporate Governance Code
In the previous year Hannover Re was not in compliance with one recommendation of the German Corporate Governance Code (DCGK); this year, the company’s implementation of the recommendations of the Code as amended 15 May 2012 diverges from the recommendations in three respects. The recommendations in question are that a cap on severance payments should be included when concluding or renewing an Executive Board contract (Code Item 4.2.3 Para. 4), that the Chairman of the Supervisory Board should not chair the Audit Committee (Code Item 5.2 Para. 2) and that the Chairman of the Audit Committee should be independent (Code Item 5.3.2). The reasons for these divergences are set out in the following Declaration of Conformity pursuant to § 161 Stock Corporation Act (AktG). The present and all previous Declarations of Conformity of the company are published on its website (http://www.hannover-re.com/about/corporate/declaration/index.html).